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TRAVEL ADVISORY - BAYONNE BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED TONIGHT DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS; OPENED REMAINDER OF WEEKEND

Date: Nov 03, 2017Press Release Number: 205-2017

No more weekend Bayonne Bridge closings this year; Bridge will be closed on select Friday nights only;

Lane closings also scheduled for George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel

The Bayonne Bridge will be closed tonight, November 3, during the overnight hours to accommodate ongoing construction on the crossing. After it reopens at 8 a.m. Saturday, November 4, it will remain open through the rest of the weekend and through next Thursday, November 9. The full weekend closings of the bridge have been discontinued through the rest of 2017. The bridge will be closed on select Friday nights only.

In addition, lane closings are planned for the George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel this weekend and/or next week for ongoing construction and repair projects.

Bayonne Bridge:

The bridge will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 3, through 8 a.m. Saturday, November 4.

The bridge will no longer be closed during the overnight hours between Mondays and Thursdays until spring 2018.

Holland Tunnel:

One westbound lane in the tunnel will be closed during overnight hours from Sunday, November 5, through Wednesday, November 8, from 11:59 p.m. each night through 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The closings are needed for ongoing tunnel repairs.

One eastbound lane in the tunnel will be closed during overnight hours from Sunday, November 5, through Wednesday, November 8, from 11 p.m. each night through 5 a.m. the following morning. The closings are needed for ongoing tunnel repairs.

George Washington Bridge:

The lower level westbound lanes will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 3, through 8 a.m. Saturday, November 4.

The lower level eastbound lanes will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 3, through 8 a.m. Saturday, November 4.

Hudson terrace will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, November 3, through 10 a.m. Saturday, November 4, and from 10 p.m. Saturday, November 4, through 10 a.m. Sunday, November 5.

Three lanes on the bridge’s upper level westbound side will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, November 3, through 10 a.m. Saturday, November 4, and from 10 p.m. Saturday, November 4, through 10 a.m. Sunday, November 5, for work on the Palisades Interstate Parkway Helix, which is part of the “Restore the George” project.

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov.